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I think the official site of KBF is
http://www.kolkatabookfair.net/.
According to this site the 36th Kolkata Book Fair would be held from 25th
January to 5th February, 2012. Please see the details below.
Inauguration - 24th January 2012
Theme Country - Italy
Duration - 25th January 2012 to 5th February 2012
The last date for application from domestic participants was 31st August
2011. However, the last date of application for international participants
is 9th December 2011. Wikimedia can apply under the international category.
Please find attached the application form. Alternatively it can be
downloaded from
http://kolkatabookfair.net/published/SC/html/scripts/repo_themes/guild/spac…
.
Thanks and regards,
Kalyan Sarkar
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Naveen Francis <naveenpf(a)wikimedia.in>wrote;wrote:
> Hi Jayanta,
>
> Can you please co-ordinate this helping Tuhin Khanrah ?
> I can send you Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure and few
> swags.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Tuhin Khanrah <tuhin.khanrah(a)gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> > I also support the proposal. I think this will be a big
> > showcase to 15 lac people.
> > Regards,
> > Tuhin Khnarah.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> When is the book fair? And can someone please forward this to the
> chapter?
> >>
> >> Bishakha
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Kalyan Sarkar <
> kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >> > I support the proposal.
> >> >
> >> > I think Wikimedia India chapter should earnestly consider showcasing
> the
> >> > success in the Indic language projects, the campus ambassador programs
> >> and
> >> > Wiki Conference India 2011 at the Kolkata Book Fair 2012. This would
> be
> >> a
> >> > major outreach program, that would boost the growth of Wikimedia
> >> projects
> >> > in India, eastern India and the North East in particular.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks and regards,
> >> > Kalyan Sarkar
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay <
> >> > debastein(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > +1
> >> > > Even I agree. This will be a major outreach in terms of Wikimedia
> >> India
> >> > > Chapter and the Wikipedia Kolkata Community.
> >> > >
> >> > > Not necessary to promote only bengali Wikipedia but even english
> >> > Wikipedia
> >> > > can be promoted. This is a major outreach and the Chapter really
> >> needs to
> >> > > look into it.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > > Debanjan*
> >> > >
> >> > > - Lets make this world a better and more informative place*
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Biswarup Ganguly <
> >> > > gangulybiswarup(a)gmail.com
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Dear Sir,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The 'Kolkata Book Fair' has been organized by the
'Publishers &
> >> > > > Booksellers Guild' is one of the most prestigious and
active
> >> cultural
> >> > > > event in India for last thirty five years. It is the
world's
> largest
> >> > > > non-trade book fair, Asia's largest book fair and the
most
> attended
> >> > > > book fair in the world. Other than books it houses
television,
> radio
> >> > > > and other multimedia companies as well.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I think that, the presence of Wikipedia in physically to
the
> coming
> >> > > > 'Kolkata Book Fair 2012' will be a most valuable way
to reach a
> very
> >> > > > large number of well learned persons to increase it's
user growth.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It is learned from a verbal reliable source that in 2010 the
stall
> >> > > > charge was about Rs. 500/- per squire feet. The minimum
space
> >> allotted
> >> > > > of 100 sqft. Apart from the fair space there will be other
costs
> >> (viz.
> >> > > > decorations, lights, projector & computers with mobile
broadband
> >> etc)
> >> > > > involved to have the exhibition successfully.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I propose for consideration to make a twelve day show to the
> >> > > > 'Wikimedia India Chapter' for the exhibition. The
detail of the
> >> guild
> >> > > > is placed below:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ***********************
> >> > > > GUILD HOUSE
> >> > > > 2B Jhama Pukur Lane, Kolkata 700 009
> >> > > > West Bengal, India
> >> > > > Telephone: +91-33-2360 4588, 2354 4417
> >> > > > Fax: +91-33-2360 4566
> >> > > > E-mail: guild@cal2.vsnl.net.in,pbguild@vsnl.net
> >> > > >
http://www.kolkatabookfaironline.com/index.php
> >> > > > ***********************
> >> > > > With regards.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --
> >> > > > Biswarup Ganguly
> >> > > > Phones:
> >> > > > +919830022449
> >> > > > +919433005886
> >> > > >
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